The court in July rejected a bid by the Australian Government to have Prakash extradited to Australia to face charges relating to his prolific recruiting and propaganda role with Islamic State.

Prakash also urged terror attacks and was in touch with a number of terrorists in Australia, the US and the UK. He was told last night that he would remain in prison for some time, and was urged to take advantage of the possible sentence discounts available under Turkish laws of "effective remorse'' by providing written statements on what he knows about Islamic State, its

leadership and his contacts there. He again denied knowing anything about the group's management.

Prakash detailed how he ended up in Syria, saying he arrived in Istanbul in Turkey in October 2013, caught a bus to Hatay, in Turkey's east, then a bus to Reyhanli, near the Syrian border, before crossing into Syria.

The Syrian border area where Neil Prakash was arrested in October of 2016. Picture: Supplied

He said he spent time in Idlib, then Raqqa, both in Syria, before moving to Mosul in Iraq.

News Corp has previously revealed details of Prakash's interrogation, where he told investigating officers he had taken up arms against Kurdish fighters the PKK in Kobane.

He retracted those comments in court last night, saying he had made those comments at a time when he was using false identification.

Neil Prakash’s court-appointed lawyer, Resat Devran, said he would appeal to the court to get the Australian released on bail.

Prakash also outlined some details of his time with Islamic State, saying he was not paid a salary during his three years with the group. He said they called him ''Abu Khaled'' and "everyone has to have a nickname.''

He also said he underwent compulsory religious training while with Islamic State.

The case was adjourned until December 20 while the court conducts further research into his online activity, and the two women he crossed into Turkey with.

The judge Harun Ceyhan asked Australian consular officials observing in the courtroom to confirm Prakash remained an Australian citizen, which they confirmed.

Neil Prakash told a Turkish court he travelled to Syria to “help the people there”. Picture: AAP

His state-appointed defence lawyer Resat Devran said outside the court he would appeal to the court in Gaziantep for Prakash to be released on bail as he had now been detained for almost two years.

Asked why Prakash, who refused to provide details to the court in the previous extradition hearing, had decided to make a statement, he said: "maybe after spending so much time in jail he might be starting to think if he talks it will be better for him.''

"As a lawyer my main aim is to get him released if I can, but if I can't, I would ask for the minimum penalty he will receive," Mr Devran continued.

"If he testifies about ISIS and he's being co-operative he could have the minimum penalty.''